Maricopa Community Colleges By rrewing Feb 15, 1962 Maricopa JC begins (as Phoenix JC) Feb 15, 1963 Mesa CC begins Feb 15, 1966 Glendale CC and Mesa CC open permanent campuses Feb 15, 1968 Phoenix College observatory built 24" reflector becomes the largest CC observatory in the country! Feb 15, 1969 Scottsdale CC opens Feb 15, 1969 Glendale College Observatory opens Feb 15, 1973 Evening class enrollment passes daytime class enrollment Feb 15, 2001 SCC builds first Planetarium in the district Feb 15, 2008 PVCC Black Mountain campus groundbreaking Feb 15, 2009 Natural Science Building constructed at SCC